The Highest Devotion

This world is a manifestation of the mind. The world as well as the senses are manipulated by the mind alone. The senses and the world take sustenance from the mind. The entire universe

Chaksho Suryo Ajayata

Dr. T. Ravi Kumar came to Swami’s fold as a boy in the year 1969. In 1981 Swami appointed him as a faculty member in His Brindavan College. Later, when Bhagavan’s University came into

Spiritualism

It’s an open door where others close, A smiling face that says He knows, A peacefulness that draws you near, An open heart and a listening ear. It’s a brilliant star from a long-lost

What I Have Learnt from Sri Sathya Sai

Usually, it is very difficult to learn new things, especially for older people. But anyone who tries to learn a new way of life sincerely at the lotus feet of Mother Sai can do

The Shastras and Sanyasa

Q.    Swami, you say that one has to do some things, that one should not do certain other things. How are we to know which is which? What is the authority? A.  

The Four Important Qualities

In Bharatiya [Indian] culture, the four goals of human existence [purusharthas] are: dharma (righteousness), artha (earning wealth), kama (fulfilment of desires), and moksha (liberation). It may not be possible for all human beings to

Lessons in Karma and Dharma from the Mahabharata

The edifice of man’s life is erected on four walls: janma, karma, dharma, and Brahman (birth, actions, duties, and Supreme Reality). These four walls are interdependent and inextricably connected with each other. For what does birth

The Miracle in Reverse

Long ago, about 2,000 years in the past, Lord Jesus Christ trod on the surface of the earth in the small region of Pales­tine. He only preached for 3 years. He spoke to the

Sri Sathya Sai on Non-violence

“I take birth in different Yugas for protecting the righteous and destroying the unrighteous and for establishing righteousness” – Gita. In Treta Yuga on appeal from sages for protection from men with demonic qualities,

To Our Dearest Lord Sai on His 96th Birthday

Almost half a century ago, Lord Sai entered our lives, lives of all, What a sweet change swept over us! From mundane to sublime! Lost in a dark and dull slumber that must have

The Secret of a Happy Life

The way to happiness lies through a track of pain and suffering, clarifies Bhagawan Baba to his students. Pleasure is simply the interval between two pains. Sometimes certain feelings originate in our heart. Clouds

Swami Answers

Hislop: Swami, on the road to Simla [hill station in North India], drivers were very reckless in trying to stay close behind Swami’s car. At one moment our car, which was going at a